Memorandum

Choices Video

Program Description:

The video was produced by the Indiana Department of Education in partnership with Indiana Project Safe Neighborhoods and the Office of the United States Attorney for Southern District of Indiana. Other partners include: the Indiana Women’s Prison, the Indianapolis Commission on African American Males, the Indianapolis Violence Reduction Partnership, the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office and WXIN-59.

This project was supported in part by grant number 2006-GP-CX-0082, Project Safe Neighborhoods, awarded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance. The Bureau of Justice Assistance is a component of the Office of Justice Programs, which also includes the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the National Institute of Justice, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, and the Office for Victims of Crime. Points of view or opinions in this document are those of the author and do not represent the official position or policies of the United States Department of Justice.

This video is available for presentations across the state at schools, detention centers, alternative programs, youth-serving agencies and the faith community. The video emphasizes the message, particularly to young women, about the importance of making good choices.